relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
in person; personally; directly
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to step forward; to volunteer
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
standing firm; holding out
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
otherwise; or else; if not
to become obsessed with; to be possessed (by spirits, etc.); to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)
to happen to meet; to come across
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to go downhill; to go down a slope
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
quite; utterly; really; completely
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
sign; indication; omen; symptom
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
invisibly; secretly; privately
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)